Also today, Sony Ericsson announced the new Xperia mini pro (HD) Android smartphone. Building on the success of the original Xperia X10 mini pro, the Xperia mini pro (HD) comes packed full of features. Powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and running Android 2.3/Gingerbread, the beautifully designed Xperia mini pro (HD) integrates best-in-class imaging and display technology from Sony, including Sony's Reality Display with Mobile Bravia Engine. The new Xperia mini pro features a 3" HVGA scratch-resistant, multitouch mineral glass touchscreen and a slide-out four rows QWERTY keyboard and comes with an improved user interface.

The Xperia mini pro HD features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as dual/triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA at 900/2100 MHz or 850/1900/2100 MHz, Bluetooth, WiFi, aGPS and an FM radio. The main camera on the back supports 5 megapixel and allows to record HD 720p videos. At a size of 92 x 53 x 18 mm, the Xperia mini pro (HD) weights 136 grams!

Together with the announcement of the Xperia mini pro, Sony Ericsson also unveiled a new integration of Facebook. Facebook inside Xperia integrates social connections throughout the phone, by making Facebook immediately accessible from the most used areas of the phone such as the picture gallery, music player, phonebook and calendar. As people are becoming increasingly reliant on their smartphones for instant communication, Sony Ericsson is enabling people to "like", share and comment more easily than ever before with Facebook inside Xperia.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro will be launched in Q3-2011 and will be available in black, white, pink, turquoise. A price wasn't announced today!